Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-03

day AFTERNOON. tnls degree was esba
lished in September, 1881, and stint
then has grown rapidly throughout IL
United States. The first legion wi
formed in California in November, 1885,
in this city. Since then nineteen legior
have been instituted and delegates froI
these were at the first session yesterday
which was devoted 20 organizing, an
to hearing the reports of the officers
among which was the following;
THE DELEGATES.
The Committee on Credentials rS
ported on membership as follows:
TO The Officers and Comrades cfsth
Grand Legion Of the States Of Cal
fernia and Nevada,
DEAR SIRs AND COMRADES: We
your Committee on Credentials, beg t
report the following es elected by thei
various Legions as delegates to thi
Grand Legion, and are entitled to seat
In the came.
Virginia City No. /, of Virginia City
New; P. c.. ?. j Dunn.
Elglc Valley No. ., Carson, New. P
c., II. H. Howe.
California Legion No. |, Los Angeles
PC, w. A. Fox.
San Francisco Legion No. 2, Sar
Francisco, 2. c.. Il. Bracken.
Legion No. 3. Oakland, PC
G. e. Alden,
Pomona Legion No. 4. Pomona. 2. c.,
j. A. Kessler.
San Bernardino Legion No. 5, San
Bernardiao, P. c., o. b. Peck.
Los Angeles Legion No. 6, Los An
geles, ?. c., j. d. vogan.
Garden City Legion No. 7, San jose,
P. G., W. Oltermsn.
Wilmington Legion No. 5, Whining.
ton, P. c., j. Il. c. johnson.
Upchurch Leg No. 8. Oakland, p.
c., j. L. Care
Colusa LIE No. 10. Colusa. P. c.,
Oscar Robe Jon.
Fortuna Legion No. IL, Napa. P. G.,
j. +. Hostetler.
Yosemite Legion No. l2, Fresno, P.
c., F. Y. Madeley.
Triumph Legion No. l3, San Fran
cisc, ]. B. Dougherty.
Jordan Legion No. IA. San Francisco,
P. c., ]. w. Browning.
Norman Legion No. l5, San Francisco,
p. c., F. s. Poland.
Pacific Degion No. l6, Los Angeles, P.
c., @. w. Hazard.
Cobler Legion No. IL. San Luis
0bispo, p. G. J. A. Nichols.
Pasadena Legion No. Is, Pasadena, 2.
c., Thos. Banburry.
Germauia Legion No. l9, Los Angeles,
p. C A. Davis.
q. N. GARTHoRNE,
RoBERT SHARP. Committee.
j. 7. CARoTHERs.
REPORT OF GRAND COMMANDER SAMUEL
NJ. sHoRTRIDoE.
To the Officers and Members Of Che
Grand Legion Of Select Knights, a.
0. U. W, Of California.
DEAR SIRs AND COMRADES; The
Grand Legion of Select Knights, A. o.
u. W., of California was instituted by
Supreme Commander George w. Reid,
In San francisco, April s, 1886. As.
sembled in that first session were a
goodly number of valiant knights who
had marched in the al ks under the inn
mediate jurisdiction of the Supreme
Legion and who bore upon their breasts
evidences of devoted service in our
cause. They were as modest as they
eere loyal, and were ac;uated by no
other motive than desire to advance
the interests and contribute to the well
fare of t. order to which they ren.
dered cheerful allegiance. So ami.
mate they entered upon the discharge
OF 4eir duties, among which was the
scsion of officers to conduct the bust.
ess of the Jurisdiction during the term
ow Fastening to close. l was privi-
eyed to attend that session of the
Grand Legion and participate in its de-
liberations. 1t was not without great
surprise that was urged by an eloquent
,mrade for the position have now the
nor to occupy, ard 1t was with grate-
4 appreciation of an undeserved COM
: ment that received from the repre-
seItatives their unanimous assent that
should assume the station of Grand
Commander.
accepted the trust and entered upon
the discharge OF its duties, not with any
trepidation or misgivings as to the flu
ture Of the order, but with distrust al
to my ability to give to it the time and
attention new organization SO greatly
needs.
At the close of my term Of service,
which, permit me to hope, has not been
altogether unsuccessful, and before re-.
sign my trust to other and no less worth,
hands, submit brief account Of such
OF my official acts as seem TO be worthy
of mentioning, coupled with q few OBJ
servations upon topics which conceiv {
to be OF interest to the comrades of this
jurisdiction.
APPOINTMENTS.
| havo made the following appoint
ments:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Committee on Laws and Supervision
P. C. VIM. H. Jordan, of Oakland, M
8; p. G. j. G. Severance, of San Fran
cisco, No. 2; P. G. j. w. Ward, Jr.,
Oakland, No. 8.
Committee ON Finance---P. G. Geore
Jordan, Of Norman. No. Is; P. G. 2.
Whitten. OF Jordan, No. Ia; P. G. JOSEF
l.. Binet, OF Triumph, No. ID.
Committee ON Appeals and Grievanc'
p. c. ). Z. Carothers, of Upchurc'
No. 8; p. G. B E. Hunt, OF Napa, N
II; P. G. R. h. Collins, of Garden Cit
No. 7.
DEPUTY GRAND COMMANDERS FOR CAL
FoRNIA
P. G. G. Al. Coblcr, of California N
|, for Los Angeles county south
Southern Pacific Railroad.
PC. j. D. vogan, of Los Angeles N
8, for Los Angeles county north
Southern Pacific Railroad.
P. G. James e. Mack. of San Bernl
dino No. s, for San Bernardino county
p. G. Fred Banta, of Yosemite No.
for Fresno and Tulare counties.
PC. J. w. Stephens, Of Napa No.
for Napa county.
+. w. Wolf, OF Garden City Nc.
for Santa Clara county.
P. C. Oscar Robinson, of Colusa \
~. for Yuba. Sutter and Colusa cou